
CCTST Internal Advisory Committee

Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Jane E. Procter Endowed Chair & Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

Kate Chard, PhD
Associate Chief of Staff & Research,
Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Tina Cheng, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Director, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
BK Rachford Professor & Chair of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati

Steve Davis, MD, MMM
President & Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Frank Gerner, PhD
Interim Vice President for Research, University of Cincinnati

Brett Kissela, MD
Albert Barnes Voorheis Endowed Chair & Professor,
Executive Vice Dean,
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Chief of Research Services, UC Health

Bleuzette Marshall, PhD
Vice President for Ethics, Compliance, and Community Impact, University of Cincinnati

Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE
CCTST, Co-Director
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Executive Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Associate Dean, Clinical & Translational Science & Training
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Gregory Postel, MD
Christian R. Holmes Professor,
Senior Vice President of Health Affairs & Dean, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD
CCTST Co-Director
Professor & Associate Vice Chair of Research,
University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
Director, Anxiety Disorders Research Program

Achala Vagal, MD
CCTST Co-Director
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology
Associate Dean, Clinical & Translational Science & Training
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Bingfang Yan, PhD, DVM
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy